# Basotra Village, Charaut, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/charaut/basotra/ Village · Charaut, Sitamarhi # Basotra Basotra is a village in Charaut sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843319**. The 2011 Census counted **3,477 people in 728 households**, the 6th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 3,477people (2011) - 728households - 49.7%literacy - 843319PIN code ## Basotra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basotra is 843319.** Basotra falls in Charaut sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843319 - Gram panchayatBhantawari - Community development blockCharaut - Census village code219698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basotra from nearby towns? - Charaut (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)40 km by road - Janakpur Road (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Basotra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Basotra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Sursand - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basotra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Basotra Of every 100 households in Basotra in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basotra · ■ Charaut rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **13% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****24%** **39% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****42%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Basotra? ■ Basotra · ■ Charaut rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1270** **954 Working population ****42.6%** **34.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 38.2% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (30%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 812 (55%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Charaut - Jadupatti urf Semra6,991 people - Barri Bihta5,836 people - Parigawan5,483 people - Bhanta Bari5,051 people - Damodarpatti urf Semri2,932 people - Chandar Saina2,823 people - Khoria2,583 people - Balsa2,056 people [All 17 villages in Charaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/charaut/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basotra?843319 - How far is Basotra from Sitamarhi?40 km by road - What is the population of Basotra?3,477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basotra in?Sitamarhi district (Charaut sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basotra?49.7% (Census 2011)